Advocates say Ohio bill would unjustly penalize people living with HIV By Ken Schneck ● HIV & AIDS ● July 2, 2026 Andy’s Law is meant to make work safer for correctional officers, but it could have other severe consequences
Ohio LGBTQ+ orgs respond to Supreme Court upholding state bans against trans athletes By Ben Jodway ● Policy/Legislation ● June 30, 2026 TransOhio: ‘One of the most significant setbacks for transgender rights in modern history’
A lack of funding, a glut of stigma: How Ohio LGBTQ+ health outcomes are impacted By Ohio Capital Journal ● Health & Wellness ● June 27, 2026 Recognizing the ripple effects of one population’s health outcomes can be a powerful message for other Ohioans whose attention might be elsewhere.
Organizers postpone Ohio equal rights ballot initiatives to 2027 ballot; signature collection to continue By Ken Schneck ● Community ● June 17, 2026 ‘Hopefully it will be a little calmer next year,’ said Ohio Equal Rights’ co-chair
Support for LGBTQ+ rights has dipped. What changed? By The 19th ● Community ● June 13, 2026 Republicans’ views of same-sex couples are now similar to what they were between 2005 and 2014.
Greater Mahoning Valley LGBTQ+ Community Needs Assessment adds to growing body of data By H.L. Comeriato ● Community ● June 4, 2026 ‘Research is resistance. Research tells us the truth.’
Cleveland Gender Freedom Policy needs 5,000+ signatures for City Council vote By Ken Schneck & Ben Jodway ● Transgender ● June 3, 2026 Protecting trans people in Cleveland is petition drive’s mission.
New poll: Supermajority of Ohio voters believe politicians use trans issues as a distraction By Ken Schneck ● Politics ● June 1, 2026 Affordability/inflation is 5 times more a concern than transgender issues.
Rural Ohio village to repeal LGBTQ and renter protections, Palestine resolution By Athens County Independent ● Rural ● May 23, 2026 A councilor says the anti-discrimination law is ‘fake’
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost resigns to join national anti-LGBTQ+ hate group By H.L. Comeriato ● Politics ● May 18, 2026 Yost will step down next month to join the Christian legal group behind thousands of pieces of anti-transgender legislation